Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in prepubertal children born small for gestational age: Influence of rapid weight catch-up growth

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-109

  Faienza, Maria Felicia ^a   Brunetti, Giacomina ^b   Ventura, Annamaria ^a   D'Aniello, Mariangela ^a   Pepe, Tiziana ^a   Giordano, Paola ^a   Monteduro, Mariantonietta ^a   Cavallo, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Department of Basic Medical Sciences   (Italy)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Prepubertal children; Small for gestational age; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 84874594692     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000347217     Document Type: Article

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